dog day

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dog day - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dog day \Dog" day`\ or Dogday \Dog"day`\
     One of the dog days.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Dogday cicada (Zool.), a large American cicada (Cicada  pruinosa
        ), which trills loudly in midsummer.
        [1913 Webster] Dog days